Patent Application
20090170400
The present invention is related to a game apparatus, and more particularly to a doll of a football game table detachably mounted on an operation rod of the football game table. The doll can be easily installed on or taken off from the operation rod.
The conventional doll 16 is a one-piece doll having a through hole 17. When assembled, the operation rod 14 is fitted through the through hole 17 and the doll 16 is fixed on the operation rod by means of a screw 18. Such doll must be assembled with the operation rod 14 by the manufacturer before released from the factory. Once the doll is damaged, it is quite inconvenient to replace the doll. That is, it is necessary to first detach the operation rod 14 from the table body 12 and then take off the damaged doll 16 from the operation rod 14 and replace the doll with a new one. After replaced, the operation rod is reinstalled on the table body. In general, a player lacks suitable tool or component to disassemble the operation rod and replace the doll. Even if the player is able to disassemble the operation rod, it is quite troublesome and time-consuming for the player to replace the doll.
In addition, the screw 18 for fixing the doll is exposed to outer side of the doll. This affects the appearance of the entire game table.
It is therefore a primary object of the present invention to provide a doll of football game table which can be easily installed and disassembled.
It is a further object of the present invention to provide the above doll of football game table which has a tidy appearance.
The doll of football game table of the present invention includes a first main body, a second main body, at least one fixing member and a connecting member. First ends of the two main bodies are detachably latched with each other. The connecting member detachably connects second ends of the main bodies. Accordingly, the main bodies can be detachably mounted on an operation rod. The fixing member serves to engage at least one of the main bodies with the operation rod. As a result, the doll can be easily mounted on the operation rod, and the main bodies of the doll can be directly unlatched from each other to take off the doll from the operation rod. Therefore, when installing or disassembling the doll, it is unnecessary to disassemble the operation rod from the football game table.
Preferably, the fixing member is hidden in the doll without being exposed to outer side so that the doll has a beautiful tidy appearance.
The present invention can be best understood through the following description and accompanying drawings wherein:
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The front face of the first main body 30 is formed with a latched section 32 and a first recess 34. The first recess 34 is formed at the middle portion of the first main body. The latched section 32 is positioned at the first end of the first main body, such as the bottom end thereof. A connecting section 35 is formed at the second end of the first main body, such as the top end thereof. To speak more detailedly, the front face of the first main body 30 is recessed to form a space 36 having a bottom wall 37 near the bottom end of the first main body. The latched section 32 is formed on the bottom wall 37 of the space. In this embodiment, the latched section 32 is composed of a predetermined number of dents, however, this is not limited. The recess 34 is formed on the wall face of the space 36. A thread is formed on a circumference of the connecting section 35.
The second main body 40 is formed with a latching section 42 and a second recess 44. The second recess 44 is formed on a back face of the middle portion of the second main body 40. The latching section 42 is positioned at the first end of the second main body, such as the bottom end thereof. To speak more detailedly, the second main body 40 has a size smaller than the size of the first main body. The size of the second main body is adapted to the space 36. The latching section 42 is composed of a predetermined number of insertion blocks, however, this is not limited. A connecting section 45 is formed at the second end of the second main body, such as the top end thereof. A thread is formed on a circumference of the connecting section 45.
The latching section 42 of the second main body 40 is latched with the latched section 32 of the first main body 30 to latch the two main bodies with each other. In latched state, the two recesses 34, 44 face each other to together form the through hole 28. Each of the recesses 34, 44 has a semicircular or polygonal cross-section, whereby the through hole 28 has a circular or polygonal (such as rectangular ) cross-section.
In this embodiment, the fixing member 50 is a pin. In practice, the two main bodies can be made by means of injection molding. After molded, one end of the pin 50 can be fixed with one of the main bodies 30, 40 in the recess 34 or 44. Alternatively, the pin 50 is not previously fixed with any main body. When assembled, the pin is fixed with the main bodies by way of insertion. In this case, the wall faces of the recesses 35, 45 are formed with insertion holes 38, 48 for inserting two ends of the pin therein.
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A bottom face of the connecting member 60 is formed with a thread hole 62 in which the top ends of the main bodies are screwed.
The doll is mounted on the operation rod 70 which is drilled with several perforations 72.
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After assembled, the two main bodies of the doll are connected with each other to hold the operation rod. The fixing member 50 engages the two main bodies with the operation rod, whereby the doll 20 is firmly connected with the operation rod 70 without possibility of moving relative to the operation rod. Accordingly, when operating the operation rod, the doll is driven to move or rotate.
In case of damage of the doll, have the connecting member 60 unscrewed from the two connecting sections 35, 45 and the latching section 42 of the second main body unlatched from the latched section 32 of the first main body. At this time, the two main bodies can be separated to take off the doll from the operation rod. Then a new doll can be mounted on the operation rod in the above manner instead of the damaged one. Accordingly, the doll can be easily replaced.
In the second embodiment, at least one fixing member 110 is disposed on a wall face of at least one recess 94, 104. The fixing member 110 is a projecting section with a certain shape, for example, a column or a block. Preferably, the fixing member is integrally formed with the main body. The two main bodies 90, 100 are connected with each other in the same manner as the first embodiment. The doll 80 is fitted on an operation rod 130 with the fixing members 110 engaged in the dents or holes 132 of the operation rod. Accordingly, the two main bodies 90, 100 can be firmly associated with the operation rod.
The main bodies are detachably assembled so that the doll of the present invention is detachably mounted on the operation rod, which can be easily installed, disassembled and replaced. When replaced, it is unnecessary to troublesomely detach the operation rod from the football game table. In addition, in practice, the fixing member is hidden in the doll without being exposed to outer side so that the doll has a beautiful tidy appearance.
The above embodiments are only used to illustrate the present invention, not intended to limit the scope thereof. Many modifications of the above embodiments can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.
